CONFERENCE AWARDS PROGRAM

Team Awards

Messick Sportsmanship Award
Conference coaches from all institutions rank each institution based on the overall sportsmanship of the institutions, players and coaches. These ranks are tallied together to give an overall point total for the institution. The school with the highest point ranking wins the Messick Sportsmanship Award.

Hawn All-Sports Cup
Based on the finish of each conference sport, points are given ranking the teams from first place to last. The points are then totaled from all the sports for each institution and the institution with the highest total is awarded the Hawn Cup.

Sharp Award
The Allan Sharp award honors former Conference Faculty Athletics Representative Allan Sharp that shall be presented annually to the league member institution having the highest graduation rate of athletes as determined by the Faculty Athletics Representatives.

Individual Awards

Murphy Osborne Scholar-Athlete Award
Athletes are nominated by their institutions based on their academic and athletic accomplishments of that year. The Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) committee from all institutions then vote/decide upon a winner from the list of top finalists. This is Conference Carolinas most outstanding student-athlete and the highest academic award presented by the conference. To be eligible for the award, a student must be a senior student-athlete with a minimum grade point average of 3.25. The student must be a full-time student at the time of nomination, must have been a full-time student for at least two years at the member school, and must be a starter or important substitute in a conference sport.

All-Conference Academic Awards
The All-Conference Academic Awards are awarded to junior and senior student-athletes who have competed in a conference sport with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) on all work completed at the member institution. The student-athlete must have been in attendance at the member institution for at least two full time semesters. (Awarded once per year in the spring based on meeting the criteria at the end of the fall semester).

Presidential Honor Roll
The Presidential Honor Roll is comprised of student-athletes who achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) at their member institution for the previous semester who have participated in either a conference or non-conference sponsored sport. The student-athlete must have been in attendance at the member institution for at least two full time semesters. (Awarded twice per year based on meeting the criteria at the end of the previous semester).

Player of the Week
Nominated by each institution to the conference and voted on by league sports information directors that is based on performance for that week.

Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Freshman of the Year
Nominated by institution, each institution then votes for the winner but is not allowed to vote for their own nominee.

All Conference
Players are nominated by their institution and then voted on by all the institutions but each institution can not vote for their own player. The teams are then distributed the following way:

(1st Team, 2nd Team, 3rd Team)

Cross Country - 5, 5, 5
Soccer - 11, 11, 11
Volleyball - 7, 7, 5
Basketball - 5, 5, 5
Golf - 5, 5, 5
Tennis - 6, 6, 5
Baseball - 16, 16, 0
Softball - 16, 16, 0

All Tournament
The following chart distributes how the tournament team is awarded. The coaches vote the individuals chosen.

Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball
Place
1.        MVP + 2 All Tournament
2.      2 All Tournament
3.      1 All Tournament
4.      1 All Tournament

Baseball, Soccer
Place
1.        MVP + 4 All Tournament
2.      3 All Tournament
3.      2 All Tournament
4.      2 All Tournament

Softball
Place
1.     MVP + 2 All Tournament
2.     3 All Tournament
3.     2 All Tournament
4.     2 All Tournament
5.     1 All Tournament
6.     1 All Tournament

*Cross Country - 7
*Golf - 10
*Top finishers


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The school with the highest point ranking wins the Messick Sportsmanship Award. Hawn All-Sports Cup Based on the finish of each conference sport, points are given ranking the teams from first place to last. The points are then totaled from all the sports for each institution and the institution with the highest total is awarded the Hawn Cup. Sharp Award The Allan Sharp award honors former Conference Faculty Athletics Representative Allan Sharp that shall be presented annually to the league member institution having the highest graduation rate of athletes as determined by the Faculty Athletics Representatives. Individual Awards Murphy Osborne Scholar-Athlete Award Athletes are nominated by their institutions based on their academic and athletic accomplishments of that year. The Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) committee from all institutions then vote/decide upon a winner from the list of top finalists. This is Conference Carolinas most outstanding student-athlete and the highest academic award presented by the conference. To be eligible for the award, a student must be a senior student-athlete with a minimum grade point average of 3.25. The student must be a full-time student at the time of nomination, must have been a full-time student for at least two years at the member school, and must be a starter or important substitute in a conference sport. All-Conference Academic Awards The All-Conference Academic Awards are awarded to junior and senior student-athletes who have competed in a conference sport with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) on all work completed at the member institution. The student-athlete must have been in attendance at the member institution for at least two full time semesters. (Awarded once per year in the spring based on meeting the criteria at the end of the fall semester). Presidential Honor Roll The Presidential Honor Roll is comprised of student-athletes who achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) at their member institution for the previous semester who have participated in either a conference or non-conference sponsored sport. The student-athlete must have been in attendance at the member institution for at least two full time semesters. (Awarded twice per year based on meeting the criteria at the end of the previous semester). Player of the Week Nominated by each institution to the conference and voted on by league sports information directors that is based on performance for that week. Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Freshman of the Year Nominated by institution, each institution then votes for the winner but is not allowed to vote for their own nominee. All Conference Players are nominated by their institution and then voted on by all the institutions but each institution can not vote for their own player. The teams are then distributed the following way: (1st Team, 2nd Team, 3rd Team) Cross Country - 5, 5, 5 Soccer - 11, 11, 11 Volleyball - 7, 7, 5 Basketball - 5, 5, 5 Golf - 5, 5, 5 Tennis - 6, 6, 5 Baseball - 16, 16, 0 Softball - 16, 16, 0 All Tournament The following chart distributes how the tournament team is awarded. The coaches vote the individuals chosen. Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball Place 1. MVP + 2 All Tournament 2. 2 All Tournament 3. 1 All Tournament 4. 1 All Tournament Baseball, Soccer Place 1. MVP + 4 All Tournament 2. 3 All Tournament 3. 2 All Tournament 4. 2 All Tournament Softball Place 1. MVP + 2 All Tournament 2. 3 All Tournament 3. 2 All Tournament 4. 2 All Tournament 5. 1 All Tournament 6. 1 All Tournament Cross Country - 7 Golf - 10 *Top finishers